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The Internet is often referred to as an ocean of information. This is in the context that the information circulating on the Internet is as endless as the sea. Therefore, in order to obtain the information you want on the Internet, you need the help of a search engine. Among them, the number of pages indexed by Google, a representative search engine that accounts for more than 90 percent of the global search engine market share, is said to be approximately 57 billion . So how do you effectively get the information you want from 57 billion pages? In this post, we will learn about the types and functions of Google search commands (operators or Search Operators). Summary of Google search commands What is Google Search Operator? The Google search command or Google Search Operator is a command that makes the Google search function easier. Using Google search commands, you can obtain the desired search results more precisely. If you have searched on Google, you have probably heard of or used the search command at least once.
Google sometimes deletes or adds search command functions as it makes big or small updates. Currently, there are about 40 known Google search commands, and depending on their function and form, they are divided into Basic Search Operator and Advanced Search Operator. Additionally, there Special Data are some search commands that no longer function as search commands. Below is a list of search commands that have been tested and confirmed to work in Twinword, divided by type. 1. Basic Search Operator First, the basic search command has a basic function of modifying and displaying general search results. It does not require any additional information and is used by entering it in addition to the general search term. The basic search command is not very effective on its own, but it is very effective when used in combination with various search commands. ” “ If you enter a search term within double quotation marks, only result values that contain the search term will be displayed (ex. “Google” ) OR It must be written in capital letters, and results that match even one of the two search terms will be displayed (ex. Google OR Naver ) | This is the same function that can be used instead of OR (ex. Google | Naver ) ( ) This is a command that allows you to group search commands and control their order (ex. (Google OR Naver) Analytics ) – Shows search results excluding specific words (ex. Android - Google ) * * acts like a wildcard, matching any word, and is useful when you do not know the exact search term (ex. Google * Console ) #..# .. It shows the result value within the specified number (or date) range, but the accuracy is somewhat low (ex. Google update 2010..2017 ) in This is a command that allows you to easily convert units, but it does not work in Korean (ex. 1USD in KRW ) 2. Advanced Search Operator Advanced search commands are special commands that modify and display search results just like basic search commands, but may require additional parameters (e.g. website domain).

Advanced search commands are commonly used to narrow your search and go deeper. Advanced search commands are useful on their own, but they can also be used in conjunction with other basic or advanced search commands. define: Basically, it is a command that functions as a dictionary built into Google and displays the definition of the search word (ex. define:seo) site: Only results indexed from the website are shown (ex. site:www.twinword.co.kr/blog/ ) cache: If you search by adding the URL after the command, it will show the cached version of the web page most recently indexed on Google (ex. cache:www.twinword.co.kr ) title: This function commands you to find pages that contain a specific search term in the page title (title tag) (ex. intitle: Twinword ) allintitle: intitle: Has the same function as the command, but only displays results that include all of the multiple search terms (ex. allintitle: Twinword Ideas ) inurl: Function to command to find a page containing a specific search term in the page URL (ex. inurl:twinword ) allinurl: It has the same function as the inurl: command, but only displays results containing multiple search terms (ex. allinurl:twinword ideas ) context: It functions to command to find pages containing the search term in the text (ex. intext: search engine optimization ) allintext: inurl: Has the same function as the command, but only displays results that contain multiple search terms (ex. allintext: Twinword seo ) filetype: This is a command that limits search results to a specific file extension and can be replaced with “ext:” (ex. filetype:pdf twinword ) related: This command finds websites similar to a specific website (ex. related:google.com ) AROUND(X) Displays results where two search terms are separated by no more than X words or phrases (ex. twinword AROUND(2) lsi ) Above, we looked at the types of Google Search Operators and their functions.
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